Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles

By Morgan Bates

Capcom's Resident Evil franchise was one of the main reasons to own a GameCube, with exclusives such as the Resident Evil remake, Resident Evil Zero and the time-limited exclusive Resident Evil 4. It is also one of Capcom's most popular series. Now Capcom is bringing their first true next gen Resident Evil to the Wii. Before anyone cites Resident Evil 4, technically that was a last gen title with an improved control scheme and didn’t push the Wii hardware. Enter Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles.

For this installment Capcom are bringing the series into on-rails shooter territory, while keeping the broody atmosphere and bringing back the zombies. Think of this as Resident Evil's answer to Sega's House of The Dead series. Sure, it deviates away from Resident Evil’s classic survival horror gameplay, but early screenshots are showing off a darker game than Resident Evil 4, and this time the zombies are back.

However, the main highlight of Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles won’t be the graphics or on-rails gameplay: it will be the story. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles will take players through the series on a guided tour through Resident Evil’s back-story, shedding light on the inner workings of the Umbrella Corporation and answering questions about the events leading up to the zombie outbreaks in one of the scariest zombie romps thus far.

Fortunately, players need not take on this horror fest alone as Capcom are going to include a two player co-operative mode, so players will be able team up to take on the harder levels and hardened zombie hunters can see who can kill the most zombies in under ten seconds – my high is 50.

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles is shaping up to be one of the scariest looking games anyone will want to be within five feet of. No doubt, Resident Evil fans everywhere will be clamoring to get some zombies on their Wii and find out the full story behind one of Capcom's most popular franchises.

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